Dr Jane Boylan

Title: Senior Lecturer
Phone: +44 (0) 1782 733895
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Location: Chancellor's Building : CBC 0.030
Role: Director of Social Work Studies
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Jane is Director of Social Work Studies at Keele and has a longstanding association with the University. She completed her social work training at Keele returning to undertake a Masters in Child Care Law and Practice. Jane joined the social work team in 2004. She is a qualified and registered social worker; her professional career was in local authority social work. Jane brings her practice and research experience to her teaching at qualifying and post qualifying levels.

An enduring research and publications focus has been advocacy and the participation of children and young people.  She has written widely and researched in the field of looked after children’s participatory rights and the role of advocacy.  Her PhD examined the role and impact of advocacy in the statutory reviews of children and young people in care.

Jane is a member of the Research Institute for Life Course Studies and supervises doctoral students. Jane is involved with Making Research Count (MRC), a national organisation directed to the dissemination of research and the development of research capacity among practitioners. She currently leads the MRC at Keele.  In 2009-10 she was funded as a practitioner research mentor by the national, Making Research Count /Children’s Workforce Development Council Practitioner Led Research Programme. Jane has presented papers at a wide range of national and international conferences, has extensive links with academics in other countries and has  lectured by invitation at Universities in the UK and in the United States and Romania. Jane is a member of Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board Workforce Development and Training Sub-Group.

Selected Publications

  • Dalrymple J and Boylan J. 2013. Effective Advocacy in Social Work, Sage 2013. Sage.
  • Boylan J and Dalrymple J. 2011. Advocacy, Social Justice and Children's Rights. Practice, vol. 23(1), 19-30. doi>
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2009. Understanding Advocacy for Children and Young People. London: Open University Press. doi>
  • Wendt S and Boylan J. 2008. Feminist social work research engaging with poststructural ideas. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK, vol. 51(5), 599-+. link> doi>
  • BOYLAN J. 2008. An Analysis of the Role of Advocacy in Promoting Looked After Children's Participation in Statutory Review. In Developing Advocacy for Children and Young People, Current Issures in Research, Policy and practice. Oliver C and Dairymple J (Eds.). London: Jessica Kingsley.

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Books

  • Dalrymple J and Boylan J. 2013. Effective Advocacy in Social Work, Sage 2013. Sage.
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2009. Understanding Advocacy for Children and Young People. London: Open University Press. doi>

Journal Articles

  • Boylan J and Dalrymple J. 2011. Advocacy, Social Justice and Children's Rights. Practice, vol. 23(1), 19-30. doi>
  • Wendt S and Boylan J. 2008. Feminist social work research engaging with poststructural ideas. INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK, vol. 51(5), 599-+. link> doi>
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2006. Contemporary Advocacy: Advocacy for refugee and asylum seeking children. ChildRight, vol. 228, 28-32.
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2006. Contemporary Advocacy: Advocacy in child protection conferences and reviews. ChildRight, vol. 226, 28-30.
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2006. Contemporary Advocacy: Providing advocacy for young people with verbal communication difficulties. ChildRight, vol. 225, 28-31.
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2006. Contemporary Advocacy: Providing advocacy for young people using mental health services. ChildRight, vol. 224, 28-30.
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. 2006. Contemporary Advocacy: Practice for children and young people. ChildRight, vol. 223, 28-31.
  • Boylan J, Braye J, Worley C. 2006. Life's a Gas? The training needs of practitioners and carers working with looked after children and young people at risk of volatile substance abuse. Social Work Education, vol. 25(6), 591-607.
  • Boylan J and Braye S. 2006. Paid, Professionalised and Proceduralised: Can legal and policy frameworks for child advocacy give voice to children and young people?. Journal Social Welfare and Family Law, vol. 28(3-4), 233-249.
  • Boylan J and Ing P. 2005. 'Seen but not heard' - young people's experience of advocacy. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WELFARE, vol. 14(1), 2-12. link> doi>
  • Lebacq M, Ing P, Boylan J. 2002. Wishes and welfare: A Study of the Role of Adults Who Advocate. Representing Children, vol. 15(1), 52-64.

Chapters

  • BOYLAN J. 2008. An Analysis of the Role of Advocacy in Promoting Looked After Children's Participation in Statutory Review. In Developing Advocacy for Children and Young People, Current Issures in Research, Policy and practice. Oliver C and Dairymple J (Eds.). London: Jessica Kingsley.
  • BOYLAN J and Allen G. 2007. Family Disruption and Relationship Breakdown. In The Blackwell companion to social work. Davies M (Ed.). (3rd ed.). Wiley-Blackwell.

Other

  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. Advocacy as a radical and exciting practice.
  • BOYLAN J and Dalrymple J. Children's Rights Alliance for England.
  • BOYLAN J and Ing P. Citizenship and Young People.
  • BOYLAN J and Braye S. How Far Has Social Work Progressed in Promoting Children's Participation in Decision-making?.
  • BOYLAN J and Braye S. Is There a Role for Social Work Advocacy in the Marketisation of Child Welfare Services?.
  • BOYLAN J. Moving from Exclusion to Participation? Young People's Perspectives of Advocacy.
  • BOYLAN J. Promoting Children's Participation Across the Children's Workforce.
  • BOYLAN J and Braye S. Volatile Substance Abuse by Young People in Foster and Residential Care.